Is the tablet an interim device that will be useful for no more than four years?
This is a thread about the iPhone.
The press comment about the tablet has had one recurring narrative to it:
You would just need an iPhone like device and something to project onto. This might be a wall at home, or a special projection screen that replaces the expensive video display on your desk, or for instance, when you are on a plane, a piece of white paper to project onto in front of you (and some blue tac to stick it to the back of the tray table!). You might also want a portable key board for heavy duty typing, but certainly not a laptop.
Am I missing something or is the technology industry missing something? Doubtless it's the former but I don't know what I am missing so I thought I would ask the experts, hence this post.
The press comment about the tablet has had one recurring narrative to it:
- The PC/laptop is not the most intuitive way to view content
- The TV is not portable
- The iPhone is too small and so is also not going to unseat the PC or TV screen as a content viewer simply because it makes content viewing portable
- The tablet is the happy inbetween machine that will create a new market for content that can be viewed on the go and often at home as well
- When the projector technology is good enough and small enough to allow you to display content from your iPhone in wide screen format on the wall (or a roll down screen)
- When content delivery platforms merge such that you no longer need a cell phone licence, an internet connection contract and cable/satellite tv contract but rather all content (TV, calls, internet access, AVOD) is available over one distribution channel and under one contract with the provider.
- When the mobile phone OS is as robust as a PC OS (for 80% of users)
You would just need an iPhone like device and something to project onto. This might be a wall at home, or a special projection screen that replaces the expensive video display on your desk, or for instance, when you are on a plane, a piece of white paper to project onto in front of you (and some blue tac to stick it to the back of the tray table!). You might also want a portable key board for heavy duty typing, but certainly not a laptop.
Am I missing something or is the technology industry missing something? Doubtless it's the former but I don't know what I am missing so I thought I would ask the experts, hence this post.